Planar defect-driven electrocatalysis of CO<sub>2</sub>-to-C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub> conversion
Zhengyuan Li, Yanbo Fang, Jianfang Zhang, Tianyu Zhang, Juan D. Jiménez, Sanjaya D. Senanayake, Vesselin Shanov, Shize Yang, Jingjie Wu
Abstract
A set of parallel planar defects embedded in right bipyramidal Cu nanocrystals promote the production rate and selectivity towards C 2 H 4 in CO 2 electro-reduction at low overpotentials compared to Cu(100) facets.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrocatalystPlanarSelectivityMaterials scienceNanocrystalReduction (mathematics)CrystallographyChemistryNanotechnologyCatalysisElectrodePhysical chemistryElectrochemistryComputer scienceMathematicsGeometryBiochemistryComputer graphics (images)CO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsIonic liquids properties and applications